Prior to Oscar nominations balloting beginning on Jan. 5, we will have heard from all the critics awards save one; the National Society of Film Critics reveals its winners on Jan. 6. Of the nine groups to weigh in to date, four have named “The Florida Project” as the best picture of the year. Of the other five films that have merited mention, only “Get Out” has won over two of the critics associations. However, as per the Oscar trend to split the awards for picture and director, “The Florida Project” helmer Sean Baker has won with only two groups as has “The Shape of Water” director Guillermo del Toro.

Three of the leading Best Actor Oscar contenders have each picked up a pair of prizes: Timothee Chalamet (“Call Me by Your Name”); Daniel Day-Lewis (“Phantom Thread”); and Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour”). Likewise, on the distaff side the two Best Actress frontrunners — Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”) and Frances McDormand (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) — each have three wins with the critics.

Last year, “La La Land” and “Moonlight” were tied at 14 wins apiece among the 33 major film critics groups. In 2015, Best Picture Oscar winner “Spotlight” was the clear favorite among the scribes, with “Mad Max: Fury Road” far back in second place. In 2014, “Boyhood” had twice as many wins as the showbiz-themed “Birdman,” which then proved to be the favorite of the industry. 2013’s Oscar champ “12 Years a Slave” held the edge among the critics although the guilds split between it, “American Hustle” and “Gravity.” And in 2013, critics darling “Argo” was able to overcome the snub of Ben Affleck by the directors branch of the academy to take the top Oscar.

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